Quotes About Humility

The secret to understanding Citron was that ... he knows thirty percent of what he thinks he knows

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Caution: If you're a person who will one day mentor others, I have a sobering warning. If your ego hasn't been annihilated by the cross of Jesus Christ, you will end up becoming a Saul in the lives of those who are just as (or more) gifted than you are. And when God begins to elevate them in His service, you will go insane.

Modesty is not one of my virtues. At the time, virtue was not one of my virtues.

Man is always so," said Father Willibald, "be he heathen or baptized; content with his lot only as long as he meets no neighbor who possesses more.

Orm remarked that he knew enough about men not to argue with poets concerning their respective merits;

If it had been possible to build the Tower of Babel without ascending it, the work would have been permitted. (Wenn es möglich gewesen wäre, den Turm von Babel zu erbauern ohne ihn zu erklettern, es wäre erlaubt worden.)

I only realize I am kneeling because I see your feet right before my eyes

Most of the time in the 21st century, we dominate our surroundings: We tweak the thermostat, and the temperature falls one degree. We push a button, and Taylor Swift sings for us. It's the opposite in the wilderness, which teaches us constantly that we are not lords of the universe but rather building blocks of it.

As a boss, as a CEO, as a creative director, as a chef, I've learned that failure will always come. I've learned to give it a big squeeze, smile at it, humble myself to it and then use it as a springboard to send me on my way to strength, success, and fulfillment.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

As my mentor in Medical School, Dr William Strong taught me: Never wear a white coat; it separates you from a fellow human being. I never have from that day on. You are your patients guide, counselor, and defender, not their ruler and dictator.

I never walk into a room and say, 'Hi! I am Vanessa Williams' daughter.' It helps me to become more authentic.

There was no saying I could ever step in and do what John does, because it'd be really hard to be John Williams.

Robin Williams was a wonderful, kind, and generous man. One important thing I remember about his personality is that he was unassuming - he never acted as if he was powerful or famous.

I'm not going to sit here and say I know everything about everything. I definitely have work to do. The thing is, I'm willing to admit that.

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

Uncertainty is a sign of humility, and humility is just the ability or the willingness to learn.

It'd be nice to learn enough from each mistake that we'd be guaranteed to never repeat that same mistake twice. But, how many times have you said, 'I'll never do that again,' only to find yourself right back at it a few days later. Learning from our mistakes requires humility and a willingness to look for new strategies to become better.

It doesn't matter how much you already know. It's about showing humility and a willingness to learn; not just in movies, but in life in general.

To feel not only submitted but willing to be anything or nothing as the Lord wills it - this is, in truth, to sing a song to our Well Beloved.